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Policies and plans
Mexico: Programa nacional de protección civil 2008-2012

The 2008-2012 National Civil Protection Program will guide the development and operation of civil protection programs for the federal entities, municipalities, political delegations of the Federal District and internal civil protection units.

Mexico - government
Press release
Huge mudslides from Hurricane Stan were big killers in Central America and southern Mexico

The torrential rains that caused flooding and huge mudslides, resulting in over a hundred deaths in Central America and southern Mexico prove again that we need to be better prepared against what is the most destructive type of natural hazard in the world

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Educational materials
Planet 2 - Forest Conservation - Mexico

See also poster and video

Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO
Educational materials
Planet 2 - Forest Conservation - Mexico

See also booklet and video

Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO
Educational materials
Planet 2 - Forest Conservation - Spanish

Kit includes booklet and poster

Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO
Educational materials
Planet 2: forest conservation - Spanish

Kit includes booklet and poster

Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO
Documents and publications
Freshwater: action on the ground, International Year of Freshwater 2003

There is a strong and increasing recognition of the crucial role of water in sustainable development, but meeting competing demands will require coordinated action and considerable funding. To respond to needs, governments, international organizations

United Nations - Headquarters
Documents and publications
Indicators of disaster risk and risk management: IDB-sponsored system of disaster risk and risk management indicators

Inter-American Development Bank - sponsored system of disaster risk and risk management indicators presented at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Japan. The indices estimate disaster risk loss, distribution, vulnerability and management

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

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